Month: May 2014

Another day digging around in the Southern Summer Bucket List and I’ve come up with a great pinterest board for you to follow. Full of delicious surprises, the foods pinned to Summer Snack A DayContinue reading

[section_title title=National Park Jr Rangers] Good day, friends! I’m here to add some #SouthernSummerFun to the bucket. If this is your first time hearing about the Southern Summer Bucket List, backup and enter the giveawayContinue reading

For the first time in years, I recently entered a swimming pool. It’s not that I don’t like swimming. I have just done all my swimming and wading and splashing in the natural environments ofContinue reading

If you don’t already know about my Southern Summer Bucket List, I’m posting some of the south’s best must-see destinations and must-do adventures. You can read more about my #SouthernSummerFun & enter a giveaway forContinue reading

[section_title title=Southern Summer Bucket List ] A great big hello from our Headquarters near Atlanta, Georgia! Welcome to the kick off of the, “Southern Summer Bucket List!” We’re set to make 2014 the best summerContinue reading

Welcome back to Road Tripping with Kids 101 for video two, in which Val discusses Cutting Costs on the Road. For those of you who don’t know her. Val Joiner is the driving force behind ValInRealLife.com,Continue reading

[section_title title=First Time Family Camping in the Southeast] Tent, camp stove, lantern, oh my! The list of gear a family needs to begin camping can seem daunting. First Time Campers may not want to makeContinue reading

For those of you who don’t know her. Val Joiner is the driving force behind ValInRealLife.com, a family travel & outdoor enthusiast blog. She has successfully made several cross-country road trips with her two sonsContinue reading

About Me (or Hurricane Candy)

Candy Cook is a devoted homeschooling mom & life-long learner packing a camera, an internet connection, & 855 open browser tabs.
An engine of fascination, she can generate projects on a staggering scale, unleashing indiscriminate
passion. As a disciple of chaos, she draws inspiration from the natural world releasing it through
written word and award-winning photography. Read more..